Monday, 28 October 2013

The Shellharbour Village Exhibition Space (SVES) is celebrating its 2nd
anniversary and we've been invited to take part. The celebrations run from
Friday 1st November to Sunday 3rd November 2013.

Our award winning "Galligaskin" is to be one of the
exhibits. On Saturday 2nd November we will be doing some felt ball making
demonstrations. That Saturday will still be a normal felting day at Shell Cove
but anyone wishing to join Melinda and myself at SVES between 12.00 and 2.00pm is
most welcome.

If in the area next weekend, do call into the SVES and see what else in on
exhibit and the other celebratory events being planned by Council's new Arts
& Cultural Development Officer. The SVES is next door to the Information
Centre in Wentworth Street, Shellharbour.

Friday, 2 August 2013

Faculty of Creative Arts, Upstairs in Building 25 University of Wollongong

Gallery will be open Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm.

An exhibition curated by Anita Larkin of 13
contemporary artists, who use felt in conceptual artworks, bringing an ancient
craft into a modern context. Feltportation explores how felt can be used as an
insulation material, allowing the transference or interference, of objects,
materials, sound, warmth, and of spirit.

Felt is a material that has been used in nomadic
cultures across the Asiatic steppe for centuries, and has been instrumental in
the flow of people across these lands. Feltportation provides a platform for an
exchange of ideas about the use of felt as a medium for contemporary artmaking,
and how profoundly it can speak about our humanity, and the transference of
objects, words, sound, and energy between us all.

Julie Brennan

Anna Gunnarsdottir

Brigitte Haldemann

Bettina Jacoby

Anita Larkin

Mollie Littlejohn

Catherine O'Leary

Jade Pegler

Donna Mckinnis /Giselle
Penn

Giselle Penn

Sarah Louise Ricketts

Martien van Zuilen

Leiko Uchiyama

There will be a full colour catalogue printed of
the works in this exhibition. If you are interested in purchasing a copy:
theillawarrafeltmaker@westnet.com.au

Wednesday, 8 May 2013

Thanks to all the Illawarra Feltmakers who turned up to make sheep. To celebrate Wool Week 2013 & in support for the "Campaign for Wool" we made felted sheep.The sheep will be on display at the 12th Southern Hemisphere felting convergence in Sept 2013.They may also turn up at our other events like our Exhibition in June.

Tuesday, 2 April 2013

The South Coast & Southern Tablelands Region of the Black
& Coloured Sheep Breeder's Association of NSW Inc, will be holding their
32nd Annual Wool Festival Day from 10.00am to 2.30pm this Saturday 6th April

During the day there will be top quality natural coloured and
white sheep fleeces for sale, as well as a number of traders selling their
woollen products, spinning and weaving supplies. For entertainment there will
be a Fashion Parade and Speed Knitting competition.

Members are only too happy to assist anyone in the fields of sheep
breeding, fleece quality, spinning and weaving etc. So please feel free to
spend the day with us and enjoy the fun. Tea and coffee, etc, will be available
on the day. Entry is free.

Sunday, 27 January 2013

In what is becoming a traditional start
for our New Year activities, The Illawarra Feltmakers were at the Kiama Show in
January.As always, our aim is to
introduce felt making to children, even grown up children for that matter. We demonstrated
felt ball making to the joy of many children. A big thank you to our demonstrators,
who enjoy sharing felt ball making.

Not to be forgotten is the competition
aspect of the show. We had several of our members submit entries, in the
felting categories. As we sponsor one of the awards, it would was wonderful to
see The Illawarra Feltmakers representation. Congratulations to Robyn& Bo who took home first prizes.

We’ve many talented members and shows
such as Kiama Agricultural Show are a wonderful way to bring your work to the
attention of the wider community.